Legal Opinion

Brooks v. Florida Home Mortgage Co.

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided June 9, 1964No. F-77PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RAWLS, Judge.

In this tax lien foreclosure proceeding the trial judge awarded plaintiff, Florida Home Mortgage Company, in addition to other items, the cost of a title search and attorney’s fees. Defendant, Mack Brooks, appeals from the final decree entered herein and raises the following two points: 1. Should attorney’s fees be allowed a tax certificate holder for services performed by his attorney in foreclosing the lien of the tax certificate? 2. Should a fee for title search be allowed a tax certificate *239holder as an assessment of cost in foreclosing the lien of the tax certificate?

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2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Webb v. ScottSupreme Court of Florida · 1936
  2. Leland v. AndrewsSupreme Court of Florida · 1937
  3. Security Land & Investment Co. v. Ranger Realty Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1934
  4. Kennedy v. HancockSupreme Court of Florida · 1933
  5. Shaw v. MorrisonSupreme Court of Florida · 1941

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Garden City Investment, Inc. v. NordbergDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1965
  2. General Finance Corp. v. KiernanPalm Beach County Court · 1978

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